When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

All the news pointed to the emperor's two brothers who were very powerful relatives.

The emperor gritted his teeth in hatred. He had a bumpy road to the throne, and the source of it was these two princes.

The Fourth Prince and the Ninth Prince.

The in-laws of these two princes were very powerful and influential. Even the emperor was afraid of them and did not dare to take action against them easily, fearing that it would cause too much turmoil and destroy the rare peaceful life of the people.

The Fourth Prince’s maternal uncle’s family is a family of literary elites, and countless scholars inside and outside the court are their disciples.

Because his family has the largest and most complete collection of books.

His family produced the most great writers, who had a profound influence on scholars.

The precious books in his family's library are what many readers dream of.

The influence of that library has spread through several generations and now spreads all over the world.

Scholars are the foundation of the imperial court, so even though the emperor knew that the Fourth Prince had done many things that were against the rules, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept it because he had his in-laws protecting him.

Time and time again, I didn't want to forgive him but I had to.

Now that he actually dared to attack court officials and nobles, there must be something he wants to cover up, and this thing he wants to cover up must be a more serious crime than killing nobles.

These can all be guessed.

Then it must be the greatest threat to the long-term stability of his own dynasty.

Therefore, in the past few days, spies were sent out in waves, and except for those who had already gone out on missions, almost all of them were out.

He wanted to see what other surprises this royal brother could bring him.

As long as he is courting death and the crime he commits is serious enough, he can be brought to court to see whether those scholars who think they are descendants of saints will still protect him.

Prince Dongshan is the twelfth prince, the youngest surviving prince of his father. If he were to disappear or die unfortunately...

If it was really the Fourth Prince who did it, then he can be convicted directly.

Even if Prince Dongshan was not liked by his father when he was alive, he was still a prince with a noble status, and the royal family would support him.

The Ninth Brother has always been involved with the Fourth Brother. He is willing to be the Fourth Brother's vanguard and the knife in his hand, so let's deal with them together this time.

Several of Lao Jiu's uncles from his mother's side have a good reputation as officials in the court, so we can first divide and disintegrate his power.

The emperor ordered people to sort out the official business that had to be carried to distant places recently, and assign them to some officials who had close connections with the Fourth Prince and the Ninth Prince, and transferred them all out of Kyoto for official business.

The reasons are legitimate and there is no need to worry that they will not go. Anyone who does not go will be dismissed from his official position immediately. What is the point of being an official if he does not work for the court?

Eventually, the fourth and ninth brothers were left with no one available around them, and their left and right arms were cut off.

Who asked them to attack me first?

A sneer appeared on the emperor's lips. No wonder they say that emperors always end up alone!

It really hurts when your own brother stabs you in the back!

There was a panic in Kyoto for a while, and the two royal palaces were surrounded. The soldiers who were confiscating the property found some useful letters in the study.

Many officials were dismissed, and Caishikou was once again stained with blood.

This time it's the blood of the nobles.

Everyone was so afraid to breathe when they saw the emperor again!

This king looks kind, but when it comes to the bottom line, he will chop off anyone's head without negotiation.

I heard that several royal relatives went to plead for mercy, but they were all punished with the beating in the court and were carried back covered in blood.

Who dares to beg for mercy?

It was obvious that he really had the intention to kill.

The emperor was very angry, what a bunch of bastards!

Lard has blinded your heart!

Those two criminal kings wanted to overthrow his dynasty. How dare they come to beg for mercy in such a matter?

Looking for death!

If the Queen hadn’t come in person to beg, I would have beaten them to death!

Even so, I still feel unsatisfied!

He then ordered the Ministry of Personnel to dismiss all those who pleaded for mercy!

How could someone who couldn't even recognize his appearance have the nerve to serve as an official in his court?

Several nobles suffered setbacks and dared not show up again.

The emperor sent out his guards to look for King Dongshan.

A few days later, we received the confirmed news that everyone around King Dongshan had died.

Those guards, secret guards and shadows were all found.

Their bodies have been transported back to the Ministry of Justice in Kyoto for identification.

The emperor was very worried about his youngest brother. He had no news for such a long time and he didn't know whether he was alive.

Fortunately, there was a letter forwarded by Chen Xi from Ji'an, which gave us a clue that he was still alive.

But why didn't he tell his location?

Is he still in danger?

Or are the conditions not allowing?

Although the handwriting on the letter was not that of King Dongshan, only King Dongshan and the Emperor knew about this totem.

Then, King Dongshan should be alive, but just seriously injured, to the point where he can no longer write?

That's very serious.

Or is it that King Dongshan is trapped and has no choice?

The emperor issued a strict order: King Dongshan must be found, alive or dead!

He ordered people to search every house in Ji'an and bring him back to Kyoto.

If he is injured, there are imperial doctors in the palace, but the conditions outside are limited. It would be bad if my brother is delayed.

Therefore, a strict order was issued that King Dongshan must be found.

There is also the Royal Guards team led by Lu Zhiang, who were ordered to inspect the Yongzhou garrison and bring all the people back to Kyoto.

These sons of noble families cannot live in exile without any clear explanation.

What's more, they needed to report the details of the matter in person, as there were some things the emperor did not fully understand.

General Xiao from the border town received a secret order from the emperor and secretly executed several generals and lieutenants who sided with the two criminal kings.

There were also many deaths in the border town.

General Xiao and his grandson General Xiao personally supervised the execution.

There are many people here who have followed him for half his life. I wonder what promises the King of Sin made to them?

Could they be allowed to rebel even at the risk of having their entire clan executed?

General Xiao watched them die on the guillotine with an expressionless face.

There are mixed feelings in my heart.

The general died in a hundred battles! It is a pity that these people did not die on the battlefield, but died in the vortex of power.

You can’t persuade a damn ghost with kind words!

If you are determined to commit suicide, no one can stop you.

The Yongzhou garrison was surrounded by the Tai'an garrison, and seventeen generals of various ranks were arrested according to the imperial edict. All the generals who participated in the pursuit were beheaded.

Those who were not directly involved but sided with the criminal king were all demoted and sent to serve in Lingnan.

Lingnan is a wild and desolate place with poisonous insects and miasma everywhere. Being exiled there is tantamount to committing suicide.

What’s strange is that King Dongshan was clearly sent a letter in Ji’an before, but now he can’t be found.

No one knows where he went?

The emperor sent three waves of troops to search Ji'an door to door many times, but there was no trace of him.

Weidong's courtyard was also screened many times, but unfortunately they found nothing.

Chen Xi was also ordered to lead a team to search, but King Dongshan was still nowhere to be found.

This is really strange.